I've had one of these so far and I thought it was great! The flavors described in Dennis's review above were pretty accurate IMO. I hear they get much better with time so I'm sitting on the others I have...
Good review. This stick is one of my favorites when I'm in the mood for something strong. I haven't tried the Turbo yet, but if you say it's stronger than this one then I'm gonna have to pick that one up!
I had the ammonia taste with some of the Graycliff blue lables (professional i think). Terrible, terrible cigar.
not terrible, just in need of age. A little patience goes a long way with cigars I think.
After the first 2 or 3 I let the rest age for about 6 months. Lit up my last one a while ago (7-8 months aging) and still hated it. I have two red labels that I obtained as a gift in my humi. I'm very hesitant to light them up after the blues but don't really want to put any effort into them. The price just turns me off the brand for the way they taste.
I had the ammonia taste with some of the Graycliff blue lables (professional i think). Terrible, terrible cigar.
not terrible, just in need of age. A little patience goes a long way with cigars I think.
After the first 2 or 3 I let the rest age for about 6 months. Lit up my last one a while ago (7-8 months aging) and still hated it. I have two red labels that I obtained as a gift in my humi. I'm very hesitant to light them up after the blues but don't really want to put any effort into them. The price just turns me off the brand for the way they taste.
In that case, I guess it's just a case of you not agreeing with the cigar, I can't fault you for that. I will say, however, that I've never gotten any ammonia taste from the blue label. As far as the Red goes, completely different cigar and, in my opinion, much better than the Blue...if you like an earthy profile, I'd say the Red may surprise you, so don't write it off before you try it.
I've had several get hot on me Dennis, while others have stayed cool until the last inch or so, maybe it is just a hit or miss thing. At least I can figure it is the cigar and not me.
This is my favorite cigar. I normally don't smoke in the morning, but when I do, it's a cup of hot coffee from the Keurig and one of these puppies....heaven.
joe, I took apart a stick that got hot on me once so i cut it apart. what it turned out to be was a leaf with a stem on it that was hard. the burn was staying on the stem and not spreading evenly to the rest of the tobacco. def changes the flavor as well.
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